Hall for airships.



W. KAUERTZ. HALL FOR AIRSHIPS. APPLICATION FILED mm: 1a. 1913.

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WILHELM KAUER'IZ, OF DUSSELDORF, GER MANY.

HALL FOR AIRSHIPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed June 16, 1913. Serial No. 774,037.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILHELM KAIYERTZ, a subject of the German Emperor, and residentof Dusseldorf, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Halls for Airships, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved hall for airships, of the type, which is movably arranged on a pivot at one end, and its novelty consists in making the hall of two longitudinal halves, which are fulcrumed with one end on said pivot, which is common to both halves and around which the two halves can thus be moved for 360 with their other ends toward or away from each other in order to close or to open the hall. The advantage of this arrangement is obvious: The airship mustland in radial direction within the circular area described by the hall and within the angle formed by the two open halves, which are adjusted to suit the wind direction,'whereupon the latter are closed around the airshi from both sides of the same. All the hitiierto occurring drawbacks Oftllfi landing of airships, by necessitating their entrance into the comparatively small openings of the halls, which so often has resulted in disastrous accidents owing to stormy weather, even with turnable or round halls, are thus effectively avoided.

By the improved arrangement, the landing place itself is effectively protected against noxious wind influences, owing. to the airship on the place being protected from both sides by the two open hall halves. Besides, when the wind influences are favorable, that is in calm weather, the hall can be used like an ordinary longitudinal hall, that is the airship can be brought in without requiring an opening of the two halves of the hall.

For a de arture of the airship, the proceeding is t e same, but vice versa.

In the accompanying drawing, Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of two combined halls in closed and open position respectively, each of said halls being constructed as above described and both moving on the common pivot.

. pendently the common center d of the two hall halves and which serves for making the landed airship 2 fast by the provision of suitable means thereon.

The turning movement of the hall halves and of the separate bottom part is preferably eflected by motive power. For this purpose, the bottoms of the hall halves and the movable bottom ,part may be guided, by rollers or the like, on circular rails arranged concentrically within the circular area of the hall, while the outer circular rail may be fitted with a toothed rack for gearing with driving wheels which are operated by motors arranged in the outer ends of the hall halves, all this being not shown, as it is clear without further illustration to any one versed in the art. The circular area may also serve "for the reception of two complete halls e, of which the single parts are also movably arranged around the center of the area, in the way above described.

As already mentioned, the halls can be ,used in closed position (Fig. 1) in the ordinary way like stationary longitudinal halls, if favorable weather does not require an opening of the same. The departure of the airship can be effected through either end of the same.

Even with unfavorable wind influences, the halls can be used for departure as well as, for landing in closed position, in which case they must be so adjusted that the direction of the wind is within the right angle inclosed by the two halls while the airships, must enter and leave the halls through the inner opening (Fig. 1), in which position they are protected against the wind by the two halls.

For the airships'departing from or landing at the halls through the outside of the circular area in unfavorable weather, the two halves are opened as above described (Fig. 2).

What I claim is:

1. A hall for airships, comprising two longitudinal halves having their inner ends pivoted to a common fixed point and adapted to move around the latter independently of each other on a circular way.

2. A hall for airships, comprising two longitudinal halves having their inner ends pivoted to a common fixed point and adapted to move around the latter indeof each other on acircular way,

and a common separate movable bottom closed or open position of the halls a right part for said halves arranged in the same angle between them. way as the latter around the central point. In testimony whereof I have hereunto 3. The combination ofa plurality of halls set my hand in the presence of two sub- 5 each comprising two longitudinal halves scribing witnesses.

having their inner ends pivoted to a common fixed point and adapted to move WILHELM KAUERTZ' around the latter independently of each Witnesses:

other on a circular Way, each two adjacent HELEN NUFER,

1O halves of said halls adapted to form in ALBERT NUFER. 

